Greek Historical Sources- ARISTOTLE 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? Ancient HistorySpartaAncient GreeceAncient SourcesASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 14-05-16 11:14 Dates...? 384-322BC 1 of 11 Place of Birth...? Stagira, Chalcidice 2 of 11 Known for...? Politics and Poetics 3 of 11 Moved to...? Athens to study under Plato. Later tutored Alexander the Great. 4 of 11 Controversy over...? The origins of some of his works (i.e. The Constitution of Athens) maybe students work. 5 of 11 Made use of...? Other sources such as Herodotus and Thucydides. Made conclusions from what others said, and branded other opinions as his own. 6 of 11 Predispositions...? Politically pro-Athenian. Hated extreme Democracy and Demagogues. Approval of moderate Oligarchy. 7 of 11 He barely...? Left Athens. Perhaps missed nuances of Spartan Society that he criticised. 8 of 11 He combined...? Conflicting sources therefore confusing conclusions. 9 of 11 Incredibly critical of...? Spartan women- blamed them for Spartan downfall. Natural prejuduce. 10 of 11 Wrote after...? The fall of Sparta in 371BC. Wrote with hindsight, looked for the fall's cause. 11 of 11
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